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Man sentenced after seeking someone to rape his young relative

A Blanchester man was sentenced Friday after admitting he sought to find someone to rape a 4-year-old child. Stewart Matthew Kidwell, 36, was arrested in November 2013 after being accused of seeking someone online to rape a family member while he watched and distributing child pornography through a social media website.

A Blanchester man was sentenced Friday after admitting he sought to find someone to rape a 4-year-old child. Stewart Matthew Kidwell, 36, was arrested in November 2013 after being accused of seeking someone online to rape a family member while he watched and distributing child pornography through a social media website.

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Updated: 6:07 PM EST Jan 30, 2015

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WEBVTT WHAT TO EXPECT AS YOU HEADOFFTO WORK AND SCHOOL.NOW TO JUST A DISTURBINGSTORY, THIS ALL STARTEDWITH APOST ON A DATING WEBSITE, BUTTHIS MAN HERE WASN'T LOOKING FORA HOOKUPFOR HIMSELF.HE WAS TRYING TO FIND AN ADULTTO HAVE SEX WITH HISFOUR-YEAR-OLDRELATIVE.WLWT NEWS 5'S KARIN JOHNSON ISLIVE WITH MORE FOR USTONIGHT.A CRIME STOPPER TIP MORE THANA YEAR AGO STARTED THE BALLROLLING ANDTODAY IT ENDED INFEDERAL COURT WITH ABLANCHESTERMAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS INPRISON.LIKE MANY CRIMINAL CASESTHISONE STARTED WITH A TIP AND ENDEDIN AN ARREST.BUT TOGET 37-YEAR-OLD STEWARTMATTHEW KIDWELL CONVICTED OF HISSEX CRIMEAGAINST A TRIAL ITTOOK A LOT OUT OF A HAMILTONCOUNTY SHERIFF'S DETECTIVE.THE INVESTIGATION BEE DANINNOVEMBER, 2013.HE MEANT BY MATT AND JOINED ADATING WEBSITE.BUT HEWASN'T LOOKING FOR LOVE.INSTEAD HE WANTED SOMEONE TORAPE HIS FAMILYMEMBER.A 4-YEAR-OLD, ACCORDING TO COURTDOCUMENTS.DETECTIVEMINNICK WENT UNDEROFFER.FROM TEXT MESSAGING BACK ANDFORTH WE SET UP AMEETING, ANDHE ACTUALLY SENT ME PICTURES.OF 94-YEAR-OLD.IN DIFFERENTPOSITIONS, OFHIM TOUCHING HER, AND OFFERED --HE WANTED ME TOHAVE SEX WITHHER BEFORE HE DID.COURT DOCUMENTS SHOWK, DWELLWANTED TO WATCH AND ASK THECHILD BEING CHOKED UNTIL SHE WASUNCONSCIOUS.WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SHALLMINNICK WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WHOMATT REALLY WAS AND WHERE HELIVED.THE DAY WE FOUND OUT WHERE HELIVED, THE NEXT MORNING WE DIDTHE SEARCH WARRANT ON HISHOUSE.TODAY HE PLED GUILTY INFEDERAL COURT TO PRODUCTION OFCHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND WASSENTENCED TO 30 YEARS INPRISON.HE BLAMED IT ON MEDICALCONDITIONS AND THAT HECOULDN'TGET PROPER MEDICATION FROM HISDOCTOR.NOT ONCE DID HE APOLOGIZE TOTHECHILDREN OR TO ANYONE ELSE.AND DETECTIVES ARE STILLLOOKING INTO WHETHER THERE AREANY MORE VICTIMS.THEY TELL ME WHEN THEYINTERROGATEDKIDWELL HE ADMITTEDTO HAVING CONTACT WITH AT LEASTFOUR OTHER CHILDREN.REPORTING LIVETONIGHT, KARINJOHNSON, WLWT NEWS 5.THANK YOU.

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Man sentenced after seeking someone to rape his young relative

A Blanchester man was sentenced Friday after admitting he sought to find someone to rape a 4-year-old child. Stewart Matthew Kidwell, 36, was arrested in November 2013 after being accused of seeking someone online to rape a family member while he watched and distributing child pornography through a social media website.